settle down
Example Sentences
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They are expected to settle down on the Saturday and Sunday but shops and supermarkets are expected to be busier than usual.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ex-smokers gain a slight increase in lung function weeks after quitting as swelling and inflammation settle down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
They then relocated to Texas a few months after lockdown—explaining at the time that they realized they wanted to settle down in a place where their kids could spend more time in nature.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
On the nostalgic piano ballad “Good Morning,” he imagines what it might be like to settle down somewhere “with a dog and a wife.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The absence of an arrest had disrupted life in Monroeville, and now things could settle down.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
